New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-14
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TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

nh. esjetb consecutive volume OF Elhu Ccer's
Hartford City Directory has Just appeared, con
tanning everything that good city directory should
contain ard great deal Of useful Information besides
OF Flhu Ceor, who died last March. his sons, who
continue the business, say "Ho was moro than an
ordinary business man, the directory moro than an
ordinary business venture He grew up with Hartford:
and his chief task recording with Jealous pl"e
and minute devotion the steps Of It's Developments
nom viii age to powerful provincial city" Inc
Directories which he published VIII pecomo noio
valuable every year for the historical records which
they contain.
Tricky Mcrchant-"Tcll me what I'm thinking
about and III give you $50" III, r
Mlnd-reader,-" You're thinking that You VIII soon
fail and that your creditors won't get q cent 20,
Tricky Merchant tchuckling)-" Here are your S'o.
Mna4csasr1"I knew new, I'd get ot \ y,gs1"
Mnd-reater-" Dsin'tl Then why ia you pay med med
Tricky Merchant" Because you gave me gooo
idea. '-(Epoch
go O. Warren, of The buffalo Express" MI
Warren Is OF "The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser"
We should not think Of mentioning the circumstance
wore It not that report has gained credence Ill bui
falo that tho two papers are not absolutely one ana
inseparable.
An Excusable Error A lady entered Kansas
drug store and asked for bottle OF cough nhxturc;
The urbane proprietor handed over neat package anu
She went away An hour later her p, hnsDsnd
Didn't my wife ask for bottle OF cough MIXTURE
and Why didn't you give her what she wanted ~
ga not Yog handed her half t1 pint Nh q tse
now. or did she ash for cough mixture =. .u,,oa
Well she asked for cough TSur yc, Una
aThe Razzooper" is the pame of a newspaper pub
Ished In Cain City. Kansas. 1t declares that 1t Is
a" razzooper, from way-back and that 1t will con-
thu, to "razzoopT every week as long as there Is
any money In "razzoopng" The question now 10
will the now word, "razzoop," catch ont
Putsr up says market t r cpo could a1a sui
We have butter that no four mon couil h"i'
down. Bur ington Free Press.
The Presbytery of Utah calls upon ministers and
members of tho Presbyterian Church. North and SOUTH
to raise their voices In protest against the "rego-
political chicanery Of the Mormons."
Since it has had its gas jubilee, Toledo, Ohio, be-
gins to feel about a. big as Chicago or st. LOUIS
business Enterprlse.-Cu stomer-Why. Schneider
YOU were complaining Of bad business last Weoh
so aU re der vos blan enough. Der ewes
churches der neshst plock vii be open a - dem
morrow, und der a big choir In eacn vi dein
You get onto dot .uoo,oroh
Customer-Oh, yes; but where is your free1unch
abolish do. for &. week aech Dr soOr
| don't got some flies on me Amt IL s-tiiu'Di"
MAGNIFICENT hotel to be called tho st. Vincent, Ia
IN he bnilt I'm Los Angeles This Will be good news
to the large number Of Eastern people VINO arc ia
the habit OF spending the winter In this ocau'lui
town.
citizen OF San Remarino, Cal, has never ki.sea
either his wife or bis eleven children oeilev.ns ~
Kissing Is a sin because Christ was beuayc" DS d
kiss.-{Waterbury American
In the window Of cottage In an English Vhiaee
the following notics appears Il cures goose NY
wife cures gandorn Tourists are always very nucn
puzzled at this strange statement, and invaraoy 80
I'm TO find out what It means. They are cohsiueraoS
,ho author % tho sign meant 10 say 81 cure ague
| nv wife cures the jaundice
Extract from EyiAence In a Petty sessions c*su;
Counsel So far as you saw, she was DONG nor or'
| nary household duty : u,. ro,
w,iness-I should say She was talkins.-tLoi-
| don Globe.